Two Nuns are summits in Coconino County, Arizona, United States.
Description Two Nuns is located south of Sedona and one-half mile (0.8 km) east of Chapel of the Holy Cross, on land managed by Coconino National Forest. Precipitation runoff from this landform drains to Oak Creek which is part of the Verde River watershed. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises above Little Horse Park in 0.2 mile (0.32 km). Two Nuns is composed of reddish sandstone of the Schnebly Hill Formation.Bruce Grubbs, Hiking Northern Arizona: A Guide to Northern Arizona's Greatest Hiking Adventures, Rowman & Littlefield, 2021, . The landform's Two Nuns toponym has not been officially adopted by the United States Board on Geographic Names, so various names exist such as "The Nuns", "Twin Nuns", "Christianity Spire", "Streaker Spire" and "The Four Nuns."Victoria L Clark, Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon, Arcadia Publishing, 2020, , p. 38.Moon Phoenix, Scottsdale & Sedona, Kathleen Bryant, Avalon Publishing, 2014.The Christian Cross in American Public Life: An Encyclopedia, John R. Vile, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2024, p. 55.
North Nun North Nun is also known as Christianity Spire. It is sometimes also called Beckey's Spire for Fred Beckey who made the first ascent in 1970.Happy 94th Birthday Fred Beckey!, Gripped Magazine, January 14, 2017, Retrieved 2024-10-30. The rock-climbing route called Blast from the Past was first climbed by Tom Isaac and Jeff Bowman.Blast from the Past (Isaac's Rt), Mountain Project, Retrieved 2024-10-30.
South Nun The South Nun is also known as Streaker Spire. The North Face (class 5.7+) was first climbed in 1972 by Scott Baxter, Ross Hardwick, Karl Karlstrom, and Geoff Parker.Weekend Rock Arizona, Lon Abbott, The Mountaineers Books, 2006, p. 214
Climate According to the Köppen climate classification system, Two Nuns is located in a temperate semi-arid climate zone. Climbers can expect afternoon rain and lightning from the seasonal monsoon in late July and August.
See also List of mountain peaks of Arizona
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Weather forecast: National Weather Service Christianity Spire rock climbing: Mountainproject.com Streaker Spire rock climbing: Mountainproject.com